Hurricane Harvey made landfall last Friday, and set records for the amount of rainfall in southeast Texas and southern Louisiana. If you missed it, here’s a brief summary of what has happened. And here’s drone footage of just some of the flooding in Houston: Many people are still stranded, aren’t able to reach shelters, […]

Nothing gets my creative juices flowing than trying new ingredients. So when I spotted fresh turmeric at my local Fresh Market store, I knew right away what my next soap would be! Although turmeric has been around since ancient times, it has recently become mainstream as people discover its benefits. I recently tried […]

In 2016, Instagram announced the ability to transform personal accounts into business accounts. This lets users to grab hold of new features, like statistics and quick contact information. From the get-go, many small business owners were leary of the new account option. They opted to stick it out with a personal account. The biggest fear […]

The last time I made this announcement, I never thought I would be doing it again! After three fabulous years of managing Gratitude Soapery, Preston & Tyler have decided to move their lives forward in a new direction, which allowed us to host a second Give Gratitude campaign to find a new owner! We received […]

In 2014, I turned my full attention to Modern Soapmaking and placed my soap company, Gratitude Soapery, in the hands of Preston and Tyler, the winners of the first Give Gratitude campaign. After operating and growing Gratitude Soapery for three years, the guys have decided to follow new and exciting paths in their lives. That meant Gratitude Soapery needed […]

A few months ago, I received an e from Jan Berry, the rockstar creator behind TheNerdyFarmWife.com, regarding her upcoming bo. She wanted to be sure she credited me with the creation of the tiger stripe technique and asked if I knew the creators behind other techniques she used in the bo. I was so impressed […]

Is there anything classic and pure than peaches and cream? Consider this peaches and cream soap recipe a twist on the classic!! Instead of using traditional cream, we’re going to dive in using coconut cream. To double up the peaches and cream, we’ll puree our peaches and create a batch of soap. Then, shred […]

Back in March, I put out the call for applications for the perfect Community Coordinator to join the Modern Soapmaking team. This was a unique position in that the person needed advanced soapmaking expertise so that they could help field soapmaking questions. Also, they needed to be super organized and customer service oriented so that […]